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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application ined January 1s, 1915. A serial No. 2,869.

To all whomy t may concern Be it known that I, WILNER E. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, and residing in the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented cer? tain new and useful Improvements in Seats, of which the following is a full andv clear specification.

This invention` relates more especially to thattype of seats which are employed in public conveyances and other places to provide additional'seating capacity during rush hours and which at other timesare folded into suitable position to be stored.

The primary object `ofl the invention is to provide an improved construction and arrangement of parts which lie substantially flush with the exposed under surface ofthe seat when in folded position.

Certain features of construction will ap pear in the specification and'be pointed out in the'appended claims, reference being Ahad to the accompanying drawings, in which-` Figure 1 isa vertical longitudinal section of one; end of a rapid transit car provided with my improved seat; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation ofY the same on an enlarged scale; Fig. 3fis a top plan view corresponding to Fig. 2, parts being broken away and parts shown in section; Fig. 4L is a section on the line IV-IV, Fig. 3, on an enlarged scale, partsbeing broken away and parts shown in elevation. Fig. 5fis a transverse section on an enlarged scale of a seat in raised position, the location of such section corresponding to the line V-V, Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is a similar section corresponding to the line VI-VI, Fig. 3; Fig. 7 is a similar section corresponding to the line VII-VII, Fig. 3; Fig. 8 is a similar section correspondingto the line VIII-"VIII, Fig. 3, parts being shown in elevation.

Referring to Fig. 1, va rapid transit car is shown provided with a fixed seat 1 disposed adjacent to an intermediate doorway in theV side of the car, which is closed by the doors 2. Hinged to the fixed seat 1 is a movable seat or leaf 3 which is adapted by its hinge 4 to be swung into a vertical position forming a partition at the end of the seat 1 or into a horizontal position shown in Fig. 1, in which it forms additional seating capacity during rush hours. Preferably, such seat extends across one of the doors 2. As shown in Fig. 2, a strut 5 is arranged to support the ing a partitionfor closing the end of said seat. As shown in Fig. L1, the exposed undersurface 8 o'f the seat leaf 3, is provided with a recess 9 within which is disposed the pintle 10 by means of which the strut 5 is hinged to the seat 3. As shown in Fig. 3, the recess 9 is enlarged outwardly to accommodate the strut which falls into said recess and substantially fills the space 9 when the seat 3 is in raised position. As shown in Fig. 3, a contracted portion 9 of this recess is adapted to accommodate the link 6 when the seat 3 is in raised position, or that part of said link which extends beyond the strut 5. As shown in Fig. 4, the lower end of strut 5 is provided with a recess l1 within which the outer end of link Gis nested when the seat 3 is raised.

The relative arrangement of the several parts when the seat is in raised position is shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, and will be readily understood in connection with Fig. 3. Thus, in Fig.7 the recess 9 is of suflicient width to accommodate the strut 5 which is preferably constructed of sheet metal forming a hollow column, as shown best in Figs. 4 and 7. The recess 11 in the strut 5 is shown in Fig. 6 and is formed by depressing one wall of the strut 5. Within the upper end of the recess thus fo-rmed, is disposed the pintle 12 which pivotally connects the outer end of the link 6 with the strut 5. The link 6 is shown in Figs. 5 and 6 as a hollow column of sheet metal construction. As shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, the seat in raised position forms a compact arrangement of parts which are nested one within the other, the exposed surfaces being substantially flush with the undersurface of the seat.

As shown in Fig. 4, the outward movement of the strut 5 is limited by a shoulder 13 which abuts against a corresponding shoulder 14 on the link 6. The pintle 7 is carried by a suitable casting 15 which is secured to the end of the fixed seat 1.

I claim:

l. The combination with a fixed seat, of a leaf seat hinged to one edge of said fixed Patented Dec. 19,1916.

seat, said leaf seat being movable to and from vertical position in which it extends upwardly from the fixed seat from and into a horizontal position in which it constitutes an extension to said fixed seat, a strut hinged to the outer swinging end of said movable leaf seat, and a connecting link pivotally connected at one end to said fixed seat and pivotally connected at its other end to said strut, said movable seat leaf being provided with a recess in its lower surface to accommodate said strut and link in the raised position of said seat leaf, said strut being provided with a recess to accommodate said connecting link when they are brought together into substantially the saine plane, and said seat leaf being provided with a recess within which said strut and link nest when the seat leaf is in raised position.

2. In a `car provided with a rigid partition, a seat hinged to said rigid partition to be movable from a vertical to a horizontal position and vice versa., means for supporting the swinging end of said seat in horizontal position, said means being suitably connected' to said seat to swing into a position against said seat in vertical position and into seat supporting position when said seat is horizontal, said supporting means comprising parts which nest one within the other when said seat `is in vertical position, said seat having an exposed under side provided with a recess for receiving said supporting means when the seat is in vertical position.

3. In combination with a car seat, a seat leaf hinged thereto, said seat leaf being pro vided with a bottom recess comprising a relatively broad portion adjacent the swinging end of said seat leaf and a relatively narrow7 portion extending from the first mentioned portion to the hinge, a relatively broad strut having its upper end hinged to said seat leaf within the outer end of the broad portion of said recess, said strut being adapted to fit entirely within said recess when the seat leaf is raised, and a connecting link hinged at one end to said car seat, said strut being provided with a recess which of said connecting linkv is hinged to ''Said 5 Y strut, the outer end of said connecting link being housed between said strut and seat leaf when said seat leaf is in raised position.

.4. rl`he combination with a xed support, of a seat pivotally connected thereto, a seat supporting strut swingingly suspended from said seat, and a link pivotally connected at opposite ends to said strut and support respectively, said strut and link beingsuitably fo-rmed to have one nested within the other when the seat is in raised position, said seat having an exposed under surface suitably recessed to receive said strut and link.

5. The combination with a fixedsupport, of a seat hinged at one end thereto, said seat being provided with an exposed under surface having a recess, a strut swingingly connected to said seat in suitable position to be swung into and out of said recess, said strut being recessed, and a link pivotally` conL nected at opposite ends to said support and strut respectively and suitably arranged to fit into said recessed strut when the seat is raised. W

6. :The combination with the seat of a vehicle, of a seat-forming leaf hinged thereto at one end, said seat forming leaf in raised position constituting an end partition to the first mentioned seat, and having a recess in its under exposed surface, ya strut hinged to said leaf-within said recessto adapt the strut to be completely housed in said recess when the seat is raised, sa-idstrut being-provided with a recess adjacent its lower end, and a link pivotally connected at.4 one end Vwithin the recess in said strut and having its other end pivotally connected to the first mentioned seat, said leaf in raised position being adapted to hold the linknested in said strut and said strut nested inthe recess in Vsaid leaf.

wiLNER E. JOHNSON.

Witnesses WM. A. COURTLAND, E. G. Durs.

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